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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: jamie on 01 April 2007, 09:18:12

Title: Estate performance
Post by: jamie on 01 April 2007, 09:18:12

Hi Guys

I am selling my 3 MV6 salon, as I could do with an estate to throw all my Jaguar spares into ;D

I am looking at a 2002 3.2 MV6, I believe the 0-60 time is noticeably less with the estate.  Can any one collaborate this or give an example.

(both autos)

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 April 2007, 10:51:27

I don't see why an estate would be noticeably slower. Ok, it's got another hundred kilos or so of weight but the drivetrain is the same. I wouldn't expect it to differ by more than a couple of tenths to 60, and that'd be unnoticeable in normal driving.

Kevin

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: DaveL on 01 April 2007, 10:55:35

Quite a lot faster than putting a roof rack and box onto a saloon with the bits in. ;D ;D ;D ;D
 8-)
DaveL

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: jamie on 01 April 2007, 13:33:19

Not sure if its accurate, but according to
http://www.carenthusiast.com/ncar0409/omega_s9.htm
and
http://www.carenthusiast.com/ncar0409/omega_s0.htm

0-62 mph (sec.): auto: 9.5 / manual: 8.5    saloon

0-62 mph (sec.): auto: 10 / manual: 9     estate


So not much

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: Jim Bob2 on 01 April 2007, 14:10:25

My 2.5 cdx manual estate does 0-60 in 8.7 secs, if thats any help. Its bog standard.

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: jamie on 01 April 2007, 15:33:51

Yes, the manual version is faster, just only Police spec 2002/2003 3.2MV6s in manual :'(
I think its going to have to be an auto, unless I'm lucky.  I should have my XJR on Wendsday as replacement for my old XJ40, so will just have to make do with that for some zoom.

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: sounds2k on 01 April 2007, 21:44:26

well I swapped a 3.0 saloon for a 3.2 estate (both facelifts and autos) - I reckon the extra few HP & Nm of the 3.2 offset the extra weight of the estate ... more or less.

Performance seems similar ... the estate does sound different though ...

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: TheBoy on 01 April 2007, 21:53:02

There is supposed to be .5s in it...

Title: Re: Estate performance
Post by: The Barge Captain on 02 April 2007, 21:06:23

I think the aerodynamics of the estate have a small bearing on the speed  /drag factor.  Not born so slippy.